Hatch is confident of stem cell bill passage

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON - Supporters of stem cell research are confident they will pass legislation expanding federally funded research in the next Congress - regardless of whether President Bush continues to oppose the move.

Congress passed the legislation last year, but Bush killed the bill, exercising his only veto in six years. But the election results have changed the landscape, and Sen. Orrin Hatch believes supporters can round up enough votes to override a presidential veto, if it comes to that.

"I think we have the votes in the Senate to override a veto, and we may have them in the House. I think we can get there," the Utah Republican said. "According to some, we're only a couple votes short, and I think I know where those votes are."

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., who will be the lead sponsor of the House bill, said she recently spoke to the 41 new House Democrats and "to describe them as wildly enthusiastic about this bill would be an understatement."

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4714291

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Hatch supports stem cell research?

[Hand]

4. Yes...

...but only because some of his immediate personal family have been afflicted with, I think, Parkinson's. That brought home reality in the only way possible with a hard-core repuke. Racial discrimination? Unwanted pregnancy? Incompetent application of the death penalty? Never heard of them.

Hatch tripped and fell into the right position on this issue quite by accident. :grr:

[acmavm]

9. Accidentally fell onto this side of the issue, I'll go for that.

Dropped on this side of the fence through intellect and compassion for others? Not in a million years.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. Yay!

This is a goodt thing.

[Wilms]

3. * oughtta get behind this.

Ya never know. They could come up with a cure for lame ducks.

[dchill]

5. Never, ever happen...

it's about FAITH.

[ps1074]

6. Quite a dilemma for Chimpy

Bill passes with enough votes to override a veto. Will Chimpy veto it anyway and look stupid and out of touch when they override it? Or he will sign it anyway and look stupid for vetoing it the first time?

[retread]

7. One thing for sure, whatever he does he will look stupid. n/t

[Dulcinea]

8. Stem cell research has supporters on both sides of the aisle.

I hope it passes this time, no matter what Boy George thinks.

[Vidar]

10. I hope Hatch is right. Damn, it's hard to say that.

[MidwestTransplant]

11. He is a star F*cker. That's how he sucks up to celebrities.